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Christina Haack & Tarek El Moussa Break Down In Tears As They Finally Forgive Each Other 'A Hundred Percent' 8 Years After Divorce!

Christina Haack & Tarek El Moussa Break Down In Tears As They Finally Forgive Each Other ‘100%’ 8 Years After Messy Divorce

Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa are ready to bury the hatchet.

As you know, the exes are starring on the new competition show The Flip Off with his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa. Her husband, Josh Hall, was supposed to be involved but got the boot the second they broke up over the summer, making it only the three flippers on the show. While Tarek and Christina may be on good terms to film together again, that wasn’t always the case.

The former couple’s seven-year marriage came to an end in 2016 after a “blowup” argument and a scary incident in which Tarek fled their California home to a nearby hiking trail at the Chino Hills State Park with a pistol. Their relationship got a little bit rocky at times post-divorce, especially when Heather and Josh came into the picture. Remember those soccer field spats? Things were so messy back then!

Related: Why Christina Haack Feels ‘It’s So Much Easier’ Filming The Flip Off  Without Josh Hall!

Now Christina and Tarek want to forgive for how they treated each other over the years, and fans witnessed the emotional moment during the premiere episode of The Flip Off on Wednesday. In it, the 41-year-old interior designer had Tarek come to her house in Newport Beach to reveal she and Josh broke up. The conversation got super emotional as Christina began to sob about how “horrible” things have been for her since they split in 2016, and she jumps into relationships that she knows “aren’t right” for her — like the one with Josh. And she has felt really “lost” over the last eight years:

“I know we’re in a good place now. But yeah, we went through a lot of stuff. I don’t think anyone understands just how much stuff we went through. We met when we were so young. When our stuff imploded, I felt like not only did I lose… we were best friends, but also I felt like I lost like, I need to be a full-time mom. And that really, really, really hurt me a lot and really affected me.”

Oof.

Tearing up himself, Tarek understands how Christina is feeling. He also acknowledges that he is a huge reason why she has felt this way for so long:

“I understand that feeling of being a little bit lost. And I acknowledge that I’m a big part, if not the entire part, of all of this.”

However, Christina also knows Tarek wasn’t fully to blame for why their marriage fell apart. She even went as far as to apologize for her part in it. Wiping the tears from her face, she says:

“I’m really sorry for s**t. I really am. I just want you to know that. You forgive me?”

Without hesitation, Tarek replied:

“A hundred percent, yeah.”

Christina asked:

“Promise?”

Tarek once again insists he “a hundred percent” does and points out she is not solely to blame for the breakup:

“I did a lot of things too. I hold zero against you.”

And the waterworks did not stop there! The Christina on the Coast star goes on to bring Tarek to tears as she praises him for the growth he’s had since their divorce:

“You’re a great dad. I’m really proud of you. You’ve come a really long way. I can see it, you know. You’re so much calmer, you’re so much wiser, for real.”

It seems Tarek really has come a long way! In a confessional, he opened up about how he was not the “best husband” to Christina or dad to their daughter Taylor or son Brayden:

“I got diagnosed with cancer and then I hurt my back. I lost 60 lbs. because I was taking so many opiates and Vicodin and painkillers. I lost my way, lost who I was. I just wasn’t the best husband. I wasn’t the best father. You know, I own my s**t. It wasn’t me, but it was me.”

Christina also said that Tarek “didn’t always treat me right, and he’ll admit that,” adding:

“Tarek was more focused on work than his family. When we split up, it’s like it forced him to be like, oh, I have to be present for these kids.”

Christina and Tarek must have both needed this heart-to-heart. Wow. Hopefully, it will help them heal so that they can continue a healthy co-parenting and working relationship. Reactions to the emotional chat, Perezcious readers? Share them in the comments below.

[Image via The Flip Off/HGTV]

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Jan 30, 2025 09:00am PDT

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